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Could self-compassion be the key to unlocking your health goals?
In the pursuit of better health, we often focus on the physical aspects – diet, exercise, and sleep – while neglecting a vital component: our emotional wellbeing. You might already appreciate this conceptually but here’s an important question to ponder: how do you...
How to break through a plateau
When you have a specific health goal and feel you are putting in the work, it’s toughwhen you don’t see the changes you feel you deserve. It’s tempting to give up, buthere’s what to do instead.If progress is disappointing, it’s time to check in with how you feel....
Does Finland hold the key to winter happiness?
How to navigate the winter months and stay happy – lessons from Finland
Eye health: lifestyle and dietary strategies for better vision
You probably don’t often think of your eyes much, outside of a regular check that you have the right prescription for your glasses or contacts and even then, you might assume that eye problems are only the domain of opticians. You’d be wrong. It’s vital that you get...
How’s your blood pressure?
‘Know Your Numbers Week’ is 4th-10th September Is your blood pressure under 120/80mmHg? If you don’t know your numbers, here’s why it really matters. According to Blood Pressure UK (the Blood Pressure Association), every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or...
Are you suffering from hay fever?
Itchy, watery eyes? Constantly sneezing? Hello hayfever! Hayfever can start in early spring then hang around – like an uninvited guest – for the next six months. But while Mother Nature can be cruel, she is also kind. It might surprise you to know that changing what...
Is histamine intolerance causing your symptoms?
Is excess histamine causing your symptoms? If you think you have a food intolerance, you might already suspect wheat, dairy, yeast, eggs or any number of foods to be the culprit lurking behind your symptoms. There’s one often-overlooked component found in some foods that you might not know about – histamine.
Body Composition vs BMI as a measure of health?
How useful is BMI? If you read magazines, watch TV, see a doctor occasionally or have ever been on a diet, you’ll have heard of the BMI or body mass index. It is a number used to assess whether a person is underweight (BMI <18.5), of a healthy weight (18.5-25),...
Eat Well & Spend Less
We all know the cost of living has gone up significantly in the past few months: a 'perfect storm' of Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine has pushed prices of food, among other things, to a new high. The aim of this blog is to help you think about how you can save...
How do you reward yourself?
How do you reward yourself? How do you comfort yourself when you are stressed? Think about that for a moment. Rewarding yourself for your successes, both large and small, is a key part of staying motivated. We are so time poor that rewarding ourselves with...
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Eat to Turn Back the Clock
There’s a lot to like about getting older, but do you find yourself wishing ‘if only...’ in relation to your health and wellness? You may wonder where your energy and vitality has gone, your skin has probably lost its dewy glow and freshness, your digestion is more troublesome than it’s been in the past. There’s no reason you can’t feel fabulous at any age and the food you eat matters more than you think. Learn how to get started with this free E-Book.
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